June 6 – 8,
Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10)
Friends,
I hope you can share in this opportunity for SILENCE at Dayspring Retreat Center. The joy of spiritual community as summer approaches: what a blessing! Love and LIGHT to you as you consider joining this adventure.
In peace,
Jean Christianson, facilitator, member Annapolis Friends Meeting
Please note: If you have never attended a Dayspring Silent Retreat, before registering, be sure to email info@annapolisfriends.org and provide your phone number. Jean will text and then call to explain more about the retreat and talk about how it might fit your spiritual needs. The weekend is a unique experience, blending long periods of solitude and times for group silent worship in the manner of Friends (Quakers). It's important that we have a conversation in preparation for this very personal adventure.
Annapolis Friends are encouraged to apply for assistance through AFM Adult Scholarship Fund if the cost is an obstacle to joining the retreat.
Details about the retreat follow, starting with excerpts from the Retreat Center’s welcome letter:
The purpose of silent retreat is the deepening of communion with God, with other persons and with oneself. …(W)e make space for…a time of waiting in silence, in solitude, to hear the voice of the One who speaks in everything that is, and who, most of all, speaks in the depths of our own being. (Thomas Merton)
LOCATION: Dayspring Retreat Center, 11301 Neelsville Church Rd., Germantown, MD 20874 (Telephone, in case of emergency: 301-916-1131.) See www.dayspringretreat.org .
GENERAL INFORMATION:
1) Over 70 years ago, Church of the Savior in Washington, D.C. was led to establish Dayspring as a silent retreat center. Two simple buildings overlook meadows, woodlands and ponds filled with wildlife. The Inn (18 single rooms, each with Bible, bed, sink, desk and reading chair) and the Carpenter’s Lodge (living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen and porch) are connected by a path.
2) Meals are vegetarian. A Dayspring cook prepares the food. Retreatants silently participate in set-up and clean-up.
3) Silence is maintained from Friday’s opening meeting for worship through Sunday’s closing worship. Worship sharing leads into and closes our shared silence.
4) Retreatants often bring devotional reading, personal journals, sketch books, knitting. Most importantly, we bring open hearts.
5) You will need toilet articles, casual clothes, walking shoes or boots, and a flashlight. Bed linens, blankets, pillows, washcloth and towels are provided. Socks and hats are recommended to deter ticks.
SCHEDULE:
Friday:
3:30 –
7:00 Arrival
7:00 Dinner, Intros, Orientation
8:30 Worship Sharing, Meeting for Worship (Silence Begins)
Saturday:
7:30 Wake-up Chimes
8:00 Breakfast
9:30 Meeting for Worship
12:30 Lunch
3:45 Tea
4:00 Meeting for Worship
6:30 Dinner
8:00 Meeting for Worship
Sunday:
7:30 Wake-up Chimes
8:00 Breakfast
10:00 Meeting for Worship
11:00 Break (Maintaining Silence)
11:15 Worship Sharing
12:30 Lunch
2:00 Departure
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REGISTRATION
Registration deadline is Friday, 5/30.
The cost is $275
Email this registration form (which contains payment information OR pay online: https://dayspringretreat.org/payment/) to info@annapolisfriends.org and/or call the phone number on the registration form with any questions.
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